Tether stated that it respects the U.S. Treasury's list of sanctioned entities and is dedicated to ensuring that addresses subject to sanctions are promptly frozen.

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Tether stated that it respects the U.S. Treasury's list of sanctioned entities and is dedicated to ensuring that addresses subject to sanctions are promptly frozen.

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A spokesperson from Tether told Cointelegraph that the company remains committed to stopping payments linked to Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned entities
"Tether respects the OFAC SDN list and is committed to working to ensure sanction addresses are frozen promptly."
Tether said in an email it respects the U.S. Treasury's list of sanctioned entities and "is committed to working to ensure sanction addresses are frozen promptly."

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